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2010Final results

2010 election for Hawaii Senate District 9

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Les Ihara (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Lisa Leialoha Shorba (R) by 42.5 points.

Les IharaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%11,058
28.7%4,461
15,519 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+22.12000D+36.82002D+54.62006D+42.52010R+20.32012D+5.72016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET